Female AAT students continue to achieve higher salaries and bonuses than their male counterparts, according to the latest AAT salary guide.
However, this all changes on qualification, and MAATs and FMAATs men working full time at the professional level earn 6% more than women at the same level. They also receive a bonus that is 13% higher.
The big worry is the significant pay gap that persists for AAT licensed accountants. Male licensed accountants working full time are earning 32% more than their female equivalent. That gap has only narrowed one percentage point from the 2023 survey.
Female apprentices also earn 8% less than their male counterparts.
The worry here is that percentage has grown since the last survey in 2023, when the difference was 3%.
AAT average (median) full-time salary: Apprentices £24,100; Level 2 Certificate in Accounting £27,000; Level 3 Diploma in Accounting £27,331; Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting £28,750; AATQB £31,000; MAAT £38,188; FMAAT £50,000.
Check out the full survey here.
